Friday, April 30, 2021 Vol. 15 No. 13 14783 Carmenita Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 College Sanchez reintroduces bill gives aimed at nursing homes Friday 90˚ felons ■ If passed, the federal sure they had the best care, their legislation would prohibit room was ready, and that they were going to be ok. arbitration agreements at Saturday 73˚ long-term nursing homes. “This bill ensures families second aren’t forced into contracts and agreements that could hurt them NORWALK – Rep. Linda down the line, especially at a Sanchez (D-CA) last week re- time when their focus is on the Sunday 71˚ chance introduced the Fairness in Nursing wellbeing of their loved one. I Home Arbitration Act to protect urge my colleagues to support elderly Americans in nursing this legislation and join me in ■ A $225,000 county grant homes. protecting our elderly parents, will expand the Court to their family members, and loved This legislation ones from harm.” ON THIS DAY College program that gives would prohibit long- non-violent felons a chance term care facilities Sanchez first introduced APRIL 30 the Fairness in Nursing Home at higher education. from requiring or 1789: soliciting residents Arbitration Act in 2007 after to enter into pre- hearing numerous testimonies George Washington took office in dispute, mandatory, during her time as Chairwoman of New York as the first president of the NORWALK – Cerritos College Linda binding arbitration the House Judiciary Committee’s United States. received a $225,000 grant Sanchez agreements. Subcommittee on Commercial and from the Los Angeles County Administrative Law. Department of Health Services “Families deserve peace of 1803: to enhance its Court to College mind when making the difficult This time, Sanchez introduced The United States purchased the they need,” said Schakowsky. home residents. We must say no to (C2C) program. C2C is a one-of- decision to move a loved one into the legislation in partnership with Louisiana Territory from France, “Unfortunately, many of them mandatory arbitration. a-kind college and career bridge a long-term care facility,” said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democratic paying $15 million for 828,000 unknowingly sign away their right program for first-time nonviolent Sanchez. “I’ll never forget the days congresswoman from Illinois. “Whether it’s willful neglect square miles of land. to seek justice when something felony offenders aimed to reduce when we moved my father and, “Every day, families make or a simple accident, residents goes wrong and are forced into an recidivism, substance abuse, recently my mother, into nursing the lifechanging decision to bring and their families should have the often unfair arbitration process 1859: and to increase educational homes. My family and I weren’t their loved ones to nursing homes right to seek justice in front of a should a nursing home resident be “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles attainment and employability. thinking about the language or the all around the country, with the judge and jury, not in a conference harmed. Even before the COVID-19 Dickens was first published in serial fine print in the agreement – we expectation that they will receive room.” Cerritos College partners pandemic, this had detrimental form in a literary magazine. were focused on my dad and my the high-quality care and comfort with the L.A. County Department mom. We were focused on making effects on families and nursing of Health Services Office of 1900: Diversion and Reentry, Norwalk Superior Courthouse and the L.A. Hawaii was organized as a U.S. County Department of Probation territory. for this joint effort. 1927: The program has served nearly Rio Hondo pledges support 90 students since its inception in Douglas Fairbanks and Mary 2015, and boasts an 81 % success Pickford became the first celebrities rate in reducing recidivism. to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Cerritos College has a strong Hollywood. history of supporting educational to undocumented students opportunity for formerly 1938: incarcerated individuals. The ■ The Whittier college says Melody Klingenfuss Arteaga, and The animated cartoon short “Porky’s College’s first program of this it supports undocumented remarks from Río Hondo College kind, called ACCESS First, was Superintendent/President Teresa Hare Hunt” debuted in movie founded by retired Judge Peter residents seeking a college Dreyfuss, Río Hondo College Board theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, Espinoza and former Cerritos education. of Trustees President Rosaelva an early version of Bugs Bunny. College counselor Marcelino Lomeli, Trustee and former Saucedo in 2000. Dreamer Oscar Valladares, an 1958: WHITTIER – Río Hondo College UndocuPanel, an immigration C2C has assisted students will welcome undocumented attorney, and a mental health The American Association of Retired on adult felony probation by students, Dream Act advocates expert. Persons was founded in Washington, providing wraparound academic and civil rights activists, D.C. support services, including championing its support for a “One of the Board’s legislative individualized educational pathway to citizenship for DACA priorities this year is to support planning, dedicated faculty and recipients, during its 2021 Virtual our undocumented students at 1970: staff to assist students, book and UndocuScholar Conference on Río Hondo College,” Lomeli said. President Richard Nixon announced supply vouchers, early enrollment Friday, April 30. “Earlier this year, I attended the United States was sending troops for classes, tuition, financial aid virtual meetings with federal into Cambodia. With a theme of “Together representatives, advocating for and scholarship assistance for We Dream,” the UndocuScholar those that qualify, and tutoring. a clean Dream Act. Our Board of Conference will provide Trustees has unanimously passed 1993: With the new grant, the students with resources, advice board resolutions affirming Top-ranked women’s tennis player and encouragement from Río college will serve approximately our institutional commitment thousands of immigrant children for your rights, and stand proud as Monica Seles was stabbed in the Hondo College administrators, 20 students each semester. The to our undocumented student who came to the United States Americans.” back by a man who ran onto the civic leaders and Río Hondo College will also offer leadership community.” without documentation. court during a match in Hamburg, skills workshops, monthly College alumni, focusing on the Dreyfuss will emphasize the Congresswoman Lucille Germany. counseling sessions, transfer undocumented experience, the “In March, the House passed College’s commitment to providing Roybal-Allard, the first Mexican assistance including campus restitution of the Dream Act and the American Dream and Promise high-quality education and American woman to be elected visits, and employment support the multitude of services for Act with the goal of establishing services to UndocuScholars, her to Congress and the co-author services. UndocuScholars at Río Hondo a pathway to permanent resident experiences as an immigrant who College. of the original Dream Act in 2001 status for all Dreamers. This worked her way up from professor A research study shows (previously introduced as the pathway will open doors for and business manager to becoming The conference will feature two that education is the most cost Student Adjustment Act), will academic and career opportunities Río Hondo’s top administrator, keynote speakers, California 40th efficient and effective means of deliver a keynote speech that for Río Hondo students,” said Rep. and the fear she feels as an Asian- District Congresswoman Lucille reducing recidivism. It costs an touches upon the continuing Roybal-Allard. “My message to you American woman. Roybal-Allard and California average of about $81,000 per year struggle to bring equity to is to continue your education, fight Dream Network youth organizer to incarcerate an inmate in prison in California (Legislative Analyst’s Office data), while an average cost of community college is less than $5,000 per participant, according 1997: to the C2C program. Norwalk Soroptimists award ABC aired the “coming out” episode of the sitcom “Ellen,” in which the The program saves California’s title character, played by Ellen taxpayers hundreds of thousands DeGeneres, admitted she is a lesbian. of dollars, proponents say. “The program is transformational in so many ‘Live Your Dream’ prizes 2001: ways,” said Mark Ganbala, Chandra Levy, a federal government counselor at Cerritos College ■ Five local women in intern, went missing in Washington, that oversees C2C. “Some pursuit of higher education D.C. (Her remains were found more participants continue to pursue receive financial awards than a year later in a city park.) academic degrees and vocational courtesy of Soroptimist. certificates after they complete their conditions of probation, 2009: and some have even gone on to NORWALK – Soroptimist Chrysler filed for bankruptcy transfer to four-year universities, International of Norwalk/Santa protection. gotten jobs on campus, expunged Fe Springs recently honored five their records, and even had Dena Peterson- Tammy Courtney April Adena women with Live Your Dream Wiggins Davenport Gray Lopez Trujillo 2009: family members attend classes at financial awards. Cerritos College.” British forces exited Iraq. The Live Your Dream Award “We are proud of our C2C Tammy Davenport, a Nursing goals and does the work to get it troubled youth. She stated in her provides women who serve as 2015: program that the primary wage earners for student at American Career done.” application, “I am showing my provides a second College, received $1000 Live Your daughter how to be a champion Soul singer Ben E. King, known for their families with the financial April Lopez, a $1000 Live Your chance to qualified Dream award. Her goal is to use her who never gives up.” his solo hit “Stand By Me” and his resources to offset costs associated Dream honoree, attends American offenders so they LVN certification in a psychiatric work with The Drifters, died after with their efforts to attain higher Career College’s Nursing program.